California

NO BAILOUT(財政援助) FOR HIGHER ED

The University of California regents board(校董會) voted Nov. 19 to hike(調漲) education fees 32%, spurring(鼓舞) student across the system to barricade(設路障擋住) themselves in buildings and clash(衝突) with police. Cash-strapped(缺錢的) pupils say the increase, scheduled to take effect next fall, will force many to drop out(退學) or transfer to community colleges. UC president Mark Yudof said the measure was unavoidable because of the state's ongoing budget crisis.

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